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Borough
Borough of North Caldwell
In the HBO show The Sopranos, the Soprano family resided in this North Caldwell house.
Location in Essex County and the state of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of North Caldwell, New Jersey
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Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Essex
Incorporated	March 31, 1898
Named for	James Caldwell
Government
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
Area
• Total	3.07 sq mi (7.96 km2)
• Land	3.07 sq mi (7.95 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.16%
Area rank	332nd of 565 in state 15th of 22 in county
Elevation	420 ft (130 m)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Total	6,183
• Estimate  (2019)	6,621
• Rank	337th of 566 in state 20th of 22 in county
• Density	2,053.2/sq mi (792.7/km2)
• Density rank	289th of 566 in state 19th of 22 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07006 - Caldwell
Area code(s)	201 and 973
FIPS code	3401352620
GNIS feature ID	0878839

North Caldwell is a borough in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey, United States, and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 6,183, reflecting a decline of 1,192 (−16.2%) from the 7,375 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 669 (+10.0%) from the 6,706 counted in the 1990 Census.

North Caldwell was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 31, 1898, from portions of Caldwell Township (now known as Fairfield Township). The borough derives its name from Presbyterian minister James Caldwell.

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked North Caldwell as its 10th best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey, as well as the 3rd best place to live in its 2013 ranking. In 2017, a Bloomberg analysis ranked North Caldwell the 34th richest town in the United States.

History

North Caldwell was part of the Horseneck Tract, which was an area that consisted of what are now the municipalities of Caldwell, West Caldwell, North Caldwell, Fairfield, Verona, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Roseland, and portions of Livingston and West Orange. In 1702, settlers purchased the 14,000 acres (57 km²) Horseneck Tract — so-called because of its irregular shape that suggested a horse's neck and head — from the Lenni Lenape Native Americans for goods equal to $325. This purchase encompassed much of western Essex County, from the First Mountain to the Passaic River.

The borough housed the Essex County Penitentiary, constructed in 1872 and used as the Essex County Jail Annex until 2004. Since 1920, the inmates at the jail had been included in the borough's population statistics by the Census Bureau. It was sold to K. Hovnanian Companies in 2002, which redeveloped the site into a residential community.

In 1994, the "Unabomber", Theodore Kaczynski, sent a mail bomb that killed Thomas J. Mosser, an advertising executive who lived here.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 3.016 square miles (7.811 km²), including 3.011 square miles (7.799 km²) of land and 0.005 square miles (0.012 km²) of water (0.15%).

The borough is bordered by Little Falls, Wayne, Fairfield Township, Cedar Grove, West Caldwell, Caldwell, Essex Fells and Verona.

Demographics

2010 Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,183 people, 2,092 households, and 1,820 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,053.2 per square mile (792.7/km²). There were 2,134 housing units at an average density of 708.6 per square mile (273.6/km²)^*. The racial makeup of the borough was 91.69% (5,669) White, 0.73% (45) Black or African American, 0.03% (2) Native American, 5.73% (354) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.49% (30) from other races, and 1.34% (83) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.21% (260) of the population.

There were 2,092 households out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.1% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.0% were non-families. 10.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the borough, the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 97.0 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $151,953 (with a margin of error of +/- $28,824) and the median family income was $178,750 (+/- $38,265). Males had a median income of $140,729 (+/- $14,382) versus $74,750 (+/- $15,480) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $71,798 (+/- $8,574). About none of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

County Route 527 in North Caldwell

Roads and highways

As of May 2010^[update], the borough had a total of 35.53 miles (57.18 km) of roadways, of which 29.55 miles (47.56 km) were maintained by the municipality and 5.98 miles (9.62 km) by Essex County.

The main roads serving North Caldwell include County Route 527 and County Route 506.

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides bus service to Newark on the 29 route.

Popular culture connections

In The Sopranos, Tony Soprano and his family resided in this North Caldwell house

• In the HBO television show The Sopranos, Tony Soprano and his family reside in North Caldwell. Many scenes from the show were filmed in North Caldwell and other communities in North Jersey.
• Stuckeyville, the fictional town in the NBC television series Ed, was modeled after North Caldwell.
• The 1994 film North included scenes which were filmed in North Caldwell.
• Sylvester Stallone filmed scenes from the movie Cop Land in 1997 at the Hilltop Reservations.
• Jermaine Jackson filmed the "Dynamite" music video in 1984 at the Essex County Jail Annex.

Education

The North Caldwell Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 672 students and 62.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Grandview School 391 students in grades PreK-3 and Gould School 276 students in grades 4-6. Gould / Mountain School was one of nine schools in New Jersey honored in 2020 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which recognizes high student achievement.

North Caldwell is home to the West Essex Regional School District, which also serves public school students from Fairfield, Essex Fells and Roseland in seventh through twelfth grades. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are West Essex Middle School with 564 students in grades 7-8 and West Essex High School with 1,123 students in grades 9-12. Seats on the nine-member board of education of the high school district are allocated based on population, with three seats assigned to North Caldwell.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with North Caldwell include:

• Martin Brodeur (born 1972), goalie for the New Jersey Devils.
• Jane Burgio (1922–2005), politician who served as Secretary of State of New Jersey and as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly.
• Rob Burnett (born 1962), producer, director, and writer, who is the executive producer of the Late Show with David Letterman and president and CEO of Worldwide Pants.
• David Chase (born 1945), creator of The Sopranos.
• Ken Daneyko (born 1964), former New Jersey Devils defenseman.
• Julio M. Fuentes (born 1946), Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, who is the first Hispanic judge to serve the Third Circuit.
• Josh Gottheimer (born 1975), Congressman who represents New Jersey's 5th congressional district.
• Wyclef Jean (born 1969), hip hop and R&B music artist.
• Jamie Langenbrunner (born 1975), winger who played for the New Jersey Devils.
• Veronica Miele Beard, fashion designer.
• David Newsom (born 1962), producer, actor, and fine-arts photographer.
• Joe Piscopo (born 1951), comedian and actor best known for his work on Saturday Night Live.
• Barbara Rachelson, politician who has served in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2014.
• Ronald T. Raines (born 1958), scientist, educator, and entrepreneur who was recognized with a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2001.
• Frederic Remington (born 1929), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1978 to 1992.
• Josh Saviano (born 1976), actor who played the role of "Paul Pfeiffer" on The Wonder Years.
• Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861–1936), opera singer.
• Johnny Sylvester (1915–1990), who as a young boy achieved national fame when Babe Ruth dedicated home runs to him in the 1926 World Series.
• Richard Wilbur (1921–2017), poet, critic, and translator that won two Pulitzer Prizes and served as United States Poet Laureate.
• Joe Yeninas (1934–2020), cartoonist and illustrator for the Newark Evening News, the Associated Press, and The Journal of Commerce.

See also

In Spanish: North Caldwell para niños